Looking to maximize core stability? Get it done with Tim McClellan's "On the Ball" Swiss Ball Training! In this video, McClellan offers detailed explanation and demonstration of 77 effective core strengthening exercises that the Swiss Ball enables an athlete to perform. The first two sections of the video show stabilization progressions ranging from simple to complex exercises. McClellan then moves you into Dynamic Core Exercises in both prone and supine positions. The next section offers Swiss Ball strength training exercises with and without weights. The final section is dedicated to "pre hab" upper extremity stabilization exercises. This comprehensive video is appropriate for athletes at any level looking to increase core body strength. Discover what athletes all over the world are finding out - these exercises REALLY work!

30 minutes. 2002. ISBN 1-56404-903-5.

Are you interested in developing your athlete's core strength and improve their overall athleticism? Look no further. This five-part presentation starts with basic core stabilization exercises that are perfect for general core development. In Part 2, Chu presents advanced core stabilization exercises that build off of the basics. Chu moves to standing leg exercises that help athletes develop leg strength with a core connection. His General Fitness segment includes 13 exercises for arm and leg strength development. Chu concludes with med ball throws that train the entire body. This incredible presentation includes training the upper, lower and the rotational core.

34 minutes. 2009.

Are your athletes lacking physical or mental endurance in the 4th quarter? Greg Howard has developed a system that is specifically designed to condition an athlete to be "above game shape" possessing the same energy and focus in the fourth quarter as at the start of the game. Howard has utilized his system with athletes ranging from middle school through the pros. In Training the 4th Quarter Athlete, he demonstrates a set of speed, agility and quickness drills that show you how to incorporate the endurance factor. He finishes in the weight room with a demonstration of how to utilize weight training to build both strength and endurance. This conditioning program is applicable to any athlete in any sport who wants to improve their max Vo2 and overall athleticism. Let Howard's Elite Fitness Training System help you win the endurance challenge that every fourth quarter presents.

44 minutes. 2009.

Females are four to eight times as likely to tear their ACL as their male counterparts. The highest rate of incidence occurs with young women from 15-25 years of age that play sports that require quick change of direction, pivoting and jumping. Coach Stein's ACL injury prevention program focuses on safety, technique/form, footwork, low athletic stance, slow movement strength training, repetitions, time efficiency and productivity. Stein believes that agility and footwork training - proper landing, jumping, starting and stopping mechanics - can prevent injuries. When an athlete lands, the weight needs to be equally distributed within the foot, promoting soft landings. Other key items to watch for are enhanced balance, body/joint awareness, movement technique, and muscle strength (especially the hamstring). There are two main non-contact mechanisms that have been identified; planting/cutting and straight knee landing. Dynamic flexibility and plyometrics are the ideal way to prepare your athletes for competition, and reduce injury. Next is a look at exercises in the weight that add strength and durability in athletes. Stein also shares various symptoms of ACL injuries; guidelines are the same for women as they are for men.

42 minutes. 2008.

In this excellent video, you witness first-hand what the staff at Grant Wood has put together over the past 15+ years with input from staff, consultants, retirees, PE teachers, families, and students to create fun, safe multi-sensory activities and equipment that encourage a friendly, positive environment where students of all abilities can and want to play together and become friends. Traditional PE equipment is used in lots of creative ways along with to foster play and interaction skills. You will also get a glimpse of some of the innovative "inventions" created specifically for these classes - uniquely designed equipment (catapult, bumper car, inner-tube scooter, etc.) that demonstrate additional ways to create more opportunities for everyone!

35 minutes. 2002.